THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ^TAY NINH WEST AT 0730 HOURS^. THE MISSION WAS TO FLY GUN COVER ON A TWO SHIP VISUAL RECONNAISSANCE MISSION. AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES OF FLIGHT, AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1200 FEET, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A LOUD BANGING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE, AND A CORRESPONDING POWER LOSS. HE IMMEDIATELY LOWERED COLLECTIVE WITH THE THROTTLE ON. SUBSEQUENT ATTEMPTS TO ADD COLLECTIVE/POWER CAUSED THE NOISE TO RESUME AND THE ROTOR RPM TO DECREASE. THE PILOT CONTINUED THE AUTOROTATION INTO A SMALL CLEAR AREA COVERED BY HIGH GRASS. HE TOUCHED DOWN WITH SOME FORWARD SPEED. STRUCK A LOG AND SLID FORWARD APPROXIMATELY THIRTY FEET INTO SOME SMALL TREES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE SKIDS, FUSELAGE AND MAIN ROTOR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THERE WAS NO FIRE.\\
Information on U.S. Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 66-15350
The Army purchased this helicopter 1267
Total flight hours at this point: 00000462
Date: 09/25/69
Accident case number: 690925091
Unit: C/2/20 ARA
The station for this helicopter was Quan Loi in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 4200
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
AC O3 CALL DM
Accident Summary:
FLYING LOW LEVEL ENTERED GUN RUN & PULLED OUT TOO LATE SKIDS STRUCK RICE PADDY DIKE ICDT DAM \
Information on U.S. Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 66-15350
The Army purchased this helicopter 1267
Total flight hours at this point: 00001533
Date: 05/16/71
Unit: C/4/77 ARA 101 ABN
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
This was an Unknown mission
While in Target Area this helicopter was Attacking at 1000 feet and 125 knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 1 hits from:
Small Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles less than 20 mm in size. (7.62MM)
The helicopter was hit in the Main Rotor Blade System
Systems damaged were: MAIN ROTOR SYS
The helicopter Continued Flight.
The aircraft continued and accomplished all mission objectives.
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center Helicopter database. Also: JSIDR (Joint Services Incident Damage Report. )
Information on U.S. Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 66-15350
The Army purchased this helicopter 1267
Total flight hours at this point: 00001653
Date: 07/28/71
Accident case number: 710728111
Unit: C/4/77 ARA 101 ABN
The station for this helicopter was Camp Evans in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 3408
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
AC W2 BERRY JC
P O3 SMITH RL
Accident Summary:
AIRCRAFT ENTERED A ROCKET RUN WHEN THE AFT MOUNT ON THE LEFT INBOARD ROCKET POD CAME LOOSE ALLOWING A ROCKET TO BE FIRED THROUGH MAIN ROTOR BLADE.\\
Information on U.S. Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 66-15350
The Army purchased this helicopter 1267
Total flight hours at this point: 00001758
Date: 09/25/71
Accident case number: 710925151
Unit: C/4/77 ARA 101 ABN
The station for this helicopter was Camp Evans in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 2000
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
P O3 PALMQUIST RJ
IP O3 POST JM
Accident Summary:
ACFT WAS AT THE TERMINATION OF GROUND RUN IN A PRACTICE RUNNING LANDING WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT CROSS TUBE COLLAPSED. ACFT REMAINED IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION AND WAS SHUT DOWN WITHOUT FURTHER DAMAGE.\\
The following is Goldbook
information on US Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 66-15350
It is provided here as an ESTIMATE of the history of this helicopter
and is not intended to be the final authority.
This helicopter was purchased by the US Army in 1267.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.
DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY 6712 0 0 W0Y6AA INTRANSIT IN TRANSIT AVCOMCTR 6801 0 0 W0MHAA DIR SUP / TRAN IN TRANSIT SHARPE AD AVCOM 6802 24 24 WAGTA0 TRPA1SQ9CAV1CAV VIETNAM RVN 6803 0 24 WAGTA0 TRPA1SQ9CAV1CAV VIETNAM RVN 6804 60 84 3261 BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM 6805 37 121 3261 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY 6806 35 156 3261 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY 6807 69 225 3261 OPM SEA NITEOPS 1ST ARMY FORT BELVOIR AMC 6808 11 236 WAGTA0 TRPA1SQ9CAV1CAV VIETNAM RVN 6809 25 261 WAGTA0 TRPA1SQ9CAV1CAV VIETNAM RVN 6810 52 313 WAGTA0 TRPA1SQ9CAV1CAV VIETNAM RVN 6811 12 325 WAGTA0 TRPA1SQ9CAV1CAV VIETNAM RVN 6812 36 361 WCLGAA 20 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 6901 0 361 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVCOMITR 6902 0 361 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN STORAGE NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 6903 0 361 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 6904 0 361 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 6905 0 361 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 6906 4 365 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN STORAGE NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 6907 7 372 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN STORAGE NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 6908 26 398 WAG3C0 CBTRY2BN20A1CAV VIETNAM RVN 6909 64 462 WAG3C0 CBTRY2BN20A1CAV VIETNAM RVN 6910 0 462 WAG3C0 CBTRY2BN20A1CAV VIETNAM RVN 6911 103 565 WAG3C0 CBTRY2BN20A1CAV VIETNAM RVN 6912 127 692 WAG3C0 CBTRY2BN20A1CAV VIETNAM RVN 7001 88 780 WAG3C0 CBTRY2BN20A1CAV VIETNAM RVN 7002 108 888 WAG3C0 CBTRY2BN20A1CAV VIETNAM RVN 7003 70 958 WAG3C0 CBTRY2BN20A1CAV VIETNAM RVN 7004 80 1038 WAG3C0 CBTRY2BN20A1CAV VIETNAM RVN 7005 110 1148 WAG3C0 CBTRY2BN20A1CAV VIETNAM RVN 7006 104 1252 WAG3C0 CBTRY2BN20A1CAV VIETNAM RVN 7007 84 1336 WAG3C0 CBTRY2BN20A1CAV VIETNAM RVN 7008 0 1336 WHB1AA 166 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 7009 0 1336 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7010 0 1336 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7011 0 1336 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7012 0 1336 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM 7101 1 1337 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7102 6 1343 WFJ8C0 C BTRY 4 77 ART VIETNAM RVN 7103 60 1403 WFJ8C0 C BTRY 4 77 ART VIETNAM RVN 7104 61 1464 WFJ8C0 C BTRY 4 77 ART VIETNAM RVN 7105 69 1533 WFJ8C0 C BTRY 4 77 ART VIETNAM RVN 7106 75 1608 WFJ8C0 C BTRY 4 77 ART VIETNAM RVN 7107 45 1653 WFJ8C0 C BTRY 4 77 ART VIETNAM RVN 7108 70 1723 WFJ8C0 C BTRY 4 77 ART VIETNAM RVN 7109 35 1758 WFJ8C0 C BTRY 4 77 ART VIETNAM RVN 7110 28 1786 WFJ8C0 C BTRY 4 77 ART VIETNAM RVN 7111 48 1834 WFJ8C0 C BTRY 4 77 ART VIETNAM RVN 7112 24 1858 WFJ8C0 A BTRY 4 77 ART VIETNAM RVN 7201 21 1879 WFJ8A0 A BTRY 4 77 ART VIETNAM RVN 7202 0 1879 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 7203 0 1879 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 7204 0 1879 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 7205 0 1879 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 7206 0 1879 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 7207 0 1879 W0Y6AA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7208 0 1879 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7209 0 1879 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7210 0 1879 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7211 0 1879 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7212 0 1879 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN TRANSIT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7301 0 1879 W0MUAA AVSCOM PROJECT LOAN ST LOUIS AVSCOM 7302 3 1882 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7303 0 1882 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7304 1 1883 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7305 8 1891 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7306 0 1891 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 7307 1 1892 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7308 8 1900 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7309 26 1926 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7310 4 1930 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7311 2 1932 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7312 0 1932 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7401 0 1932 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7402 0 1932 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7403 0 1932 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7404 0 1932 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7405 0 1932 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7406 19 1951 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7410 0 1981 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7411 0 1981 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7412 0 1981 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7501 1 1982 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7502 5 1987 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7503 0 1987 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7504 10 1997 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7505 12 2009 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7506 0 2009 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7507 6 2015 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7508 3 2018 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7509 4 2022 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7510 4 2026 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7511 24 2050 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM 7512 14 2064 WAB1FF 101ST ABN DIV 1ST ARMY FORT CAMPBELL FORSCOM
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Printed from databases on: 02/21/99
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